no bms for nearly 3 days (currentlyin proctitis flare)

I've posted recently over the last few weeks about my recent proctitis flare. I've kept my flare in check with nightly salofalk enemas and a flex sig shows only 6cm of inflammation and ulcers. This is very low rectal inflammation and I'm starting on suppositories this weekend.

Most symptoms have gone. Hardly any blood, only a little mucous ( there was never very much anyway). It takes me 3 bathroom trips (with bad cramps) for about an hour to empty out in the morning and then I'm good to go. Still having rectal pressure and tenesmus (which often results in a little mucous) and a little tired. Generally doing a lot better than a few weeks ago though.

NOW.... I've not had a bm since Wednesday AM which is very unusual for me. Nothing... Except for a blob or two of mucous. I have never ever had an absence of bms so really don't know what to next. I used a salofalk foam enema this morning thinking I wouldn't be able to hold it in (since there'd be a bit of a 'backlog'). Kept it in better than normal! No urge to expel at all.

Experiencing abdominal pain, bloating and nausea (although this has eased slightly). Vomited this morning but I put that down to the pain. No appetite.

Should I go to the pharmacy tomorrow and buy an OTC laxative? I'm hoping I'll have a bm when I wake in the morning but if not, tomorrow will make nearly 72 hours with no bm. I'm just concerned because this is a complete change to my bm habits.

What would you suggest?

I'm not sure if you're in the same boat as me, but I lose my ability to go when I'm severely inflammed. For me, Miralax is a must. It's not a stimulant. I put a full dose in a weak cup of hot green tea before bed time and, when necessary, add 2 stool softeners for good measure. I've tried to go several days without going to see how things work out on their own. I'm longing for that normal solid s-curve. When I've gone that long after stretches of the morning urgency...when I do go it's so painful I could almost pass out. I have to lay on a heating pad, drink lots of water and wait for the Miralax & softeners to work. For me, I need to help my body be gentle on my injured colon as it heals.

Try Metamucil, with you doctor's consent. It's easier on the stomach than laxatives, which I know cause me horrible abdominal cramps, like ER worthy cramps because I thought I was dying. Metamucil causes some gas, and it may take a day or two to work, but it helped me a lot when I was on the mend from proctitis.

Well, I finally had a bm this morning! Wasn't too painful and was the most formed my stool has been since I started flaring!

I don't think we can get metamucil here in the UK so I took one of these sachets last night http://m.boots.com/mt/www.boots.com/en/Fybogel-Hi-Fibre-Orange---30-Sachets_25139/?cm_mmc=pla-_-google-_-PLAs-_-PLAs+-+All+Products

Would you say this similar to metamucil?

there is a natural (herbal) medicine for the liver which is called Raphacholin C which has existed on the Polish pharmaceutical market for centuries (I'm writing it because my family in the USA is able to obtain it in American stores) and two pills of raphacholin taken in the morning before breakfast are a perfect remedy against constipation. There are absolutely no side effects and the medicine is very good for the liver as well